Shock-binder.



J. W. STRAIT.

' SHOCK BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4. 1911.

1,250,046. Patqnted Dec/11,1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Pat ented 11, 1917.

Application filed March 14, 1917. SeriaLNo. 154,732. A I

To all tr/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ILES l/V. STRAIT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jeffersonville, in the county of Fayette and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shock-Binders;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a binder for fodder shock, and the primaryobject of the invention is to provide a device for securely binding ordrawing together a shock of corn stalks for holding the same while it istied by the usual type of binder twine or other tie.

' Another object of this invention is to provide a device as specified,which comprises a main body plate having an eye formed on one end of thesame and a hook formed upon the other end of the same, through thecenter of which body plate extends a substantially rectangular pin uponwhich a rope clamping spring ismounted, and further to provide a rotarycam which has a handle formed thereon and a pair of inclined dependingextensions which engage the rope clamping spring and force it outwardly.away from the body ofthe rope clamp for allowing the rope to be drawnfreely through the eye and hook for drawing the rope about a shock offodder.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, this invention consistsin such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like andcorresponding parts throughout the several views. and in which Figure 1is a top plan of the fodder binder;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of the rope clamp employed in the binder;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the clamp, showing the rope clampingspring in a rope engaging position;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the rope clamping springforced outwardly in an inoperative position; and

Fig. -5 is a section on the. line 55 of g :JReferring more particularlytothe draw; ings,;l. designates themain body plate of the rope clamp andguide of the shock binder which body plate has an eye 2 formed upononeend and a hook 3 formed' upon the other end. The rope 4-is passedthrough the eye 2 and through the loop of the hook 3 and-about a shockof cornstalks-orother fodder, and it is drawn tightly iabout the shockfor. forcing thestalks together and for holding them while being tiedwith the usual type of cord tie,-by' means of a rope clamping spring 5which is attached to the body 1 by means of a bolt 6. The majority ofthe shank of the bolt 6, is rectangular in shape as clearly shown inFig. 5. of the'drawings so asito prevent turning movement of the ropeclamping spring with respect to the body 1. r I t -.A cam structure 7 isprovided which is rotatably mounted upon a collar 8.- The collar8 ismounted upon the rectangular portion of the shank ofthe bolt..6intermediate the body 1 and the spring 5. The camv structure 7includes a main body plate 9 which has a handle 10 formed thereon andlextending outwardly therefromw The handle 10 is bent upwardly as shownat 11 for engagement with the edge of the body 1. for limiting therotary movement of the can'i 7. A pair of diametrically opposeddepending bosses 12 are formedupon theunder surface of the cam body 9and they have their under surfaces inclined as shown at '13 for engagingand riding over the upper surface of the spring 5 for forcing the ropeengaging ends of the spring outwardly away from the body 1 as shown inFig. 4 of the drawings, and out of a rope engaging position for allowingthe rope 4 to pass freely through the eve 2 and theloop of the hook 3.

The end of the spring 5 terminates inwardly of the outermost portion ofthe eye 2 and the loop of the book 3, so as to allow the rope 4 to runfreely through the eye if desired, without engaging the spring.

In the use of the improved shock binder; the cam 7 is rocked or rotatedthrough the medium of the handle 10 for forcing the free ends of thespring 5 outwardly out of a rope engaging position, and the rope 4 ismoved out of the loop of the hook 3 and passed about a shock of fodder.After the rope is passed about the shock of fodder, the end whichextends through the eye 2 may be passed beneath the end of the spring 5after which the cam 7 is rotated for allowing the spring to securelyclamp this end of the rope. through the loop of the hook 8 is thenpulled upon until the desired tightness of the shock is provided afterwhich the end of the rope is passed into the hook and beneath the spring5. The spring 5 engaging the ends of the rope, will clamp the ropeagainst the body 1 and prevent its slipping, thereby holding the shocktightly bound until the permanent tie or binder is put about the shockafter Which the cam 7 is rocked for forcing the spring outwardly forreleasing the rope 4 to allow the rope to be removed from about theshock of fodder.

In reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitatealterations to which the patentee is entitled, provided such alterationsare COI11 prehended within the scope of what is claimed.

' What is claimed is 1. In a fodder binder, a body plate, a flat springconnected to said body plate, a rope, said spring adapted to engage saidrope for clamping the rope in engagement With the body plate forpreventing accidental movement of the rope independently of the bodyplate, and means carried by said body plate for forcing the ropeengaging ends of the spring outwardly away from the body plate to allowfree unimpeded movement of the rope.

2,. In a fodder binder, a body plate having an eye formed upon one endthereof, a hook formed upon the opposite end of the body plate, a fiatspring carried by said body Games of this patent may be obtained for Theend of the rope which passes plate, a rope passing through said eye andthrough said hook, the ends of said spring adapted to engage said ropefor clamping it against said body plate for preventing accidentalmovement of the rope, a cam member rotatably carried by said body plateand positioned between the body plate and the spring, depending bossesformed upon the under surface of said cam and having their undersurfaces inclined and adapted for engaging said spring for forcing itsends outwardly away from said body plate to allow free unimpededmovement of said rope. V

3. In a fodder binder, a body plate having an eye formed upon one endthereof, a hook formed upon the opposite end of the body plate, a flatspring carried by said body plate, a rope passing through said eye andthrough said hook, the ends of said spring adapted to engage said ropefor clamping it against said body piate for preventing accidentalmovement of the rope, a cam member rotatably carried by said body plateand positioned between the body plate and the spring, depending bossesformed upon the under surface of said cam and having their undersurfaces inclined and adapted for engaging said spring for forcing itsends outwardly away from said body plate to allow free unimpededmovement of said rope, a handle formed upon said cam member, said handlebeing bent intermediate its ends so that it will engage said body forlimiting the rotary movement of the cam.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JILES W. STRAITS. Witnesses:

T. J. Porn, 0. F. STRAIT.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents-v Washington,D. G.

